Silt accumulator



Maiz 20,

H. F. KELLNER.

SILT ACCUMULATOH.

FIL'ED AUGx 8,1921;

Patented Mar. 20, 1923.

.stair HENRY F. KELLNER, OF SILVER LAKE, KANSAS.

SILT ACCMULATOR.

Application led .August 8, 1921.

State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful improvements inSilt Accumulators, of which the following is a speciica tion.

This invention relates to a. silt accumulaio tor of the class adaptedfor use in protecting the banks or changing the direction or" currentsof silt-bearing streams, and has for its object, broadly, to providesucha construction for the silt accumulator that it may be manufacturedconveniently and economically, and will be eii'ective in use. One of thespecific objects in view is to provide a base which `will become coveredwith silt, to prevent overturning or displacement.

ln the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustratingthe use of the silt accumulators in a stream. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the silt accumulator. Fig. is an end view and Fig. 4 is a sideview of the silt accumulator, the inclined strands at the front of thestandards being omitted.

Referring now particularly to the drawing, I* provide a rectangular,horizontal toraminous base' 5 consisting, in part, of approximatelyrectilinear supports or strips 6 disposed side-by-side in spacedrelation and approximately parallel, strips 7 being employed anddisposed in engagement with and asapproximately at right-angles to thestrips 6, and having end portions a which extends outwardly from orbeyond the sides of the strips 6, said strips 6 having end-portions I)which extend outwardly from or beyond the 4.0 sides of the strips 7, theintersecting parts of said strips 6 and 7 being suitably securedtogether as indicated at 8. The remaining part of the base consists ofwire mesh 9 which is secured to the strips mentioned. However anysuitable material through which water may readily pass may besubstituted for the wire mesh 9.

Numeral 10 indicates standards or upright strips which are secured attheir lower ends to the horizontal strips 6 and 7 at theirintersections, some of the standards being disposed at the edges of thewire mesh. Said standards may be of any suitable height, de-

pending upon the depth of the water in 55 which'the silt .accumulatoreare to be used.

the reniainingparte ot the slit acertar Serial No. 490,566.

lator consists of certain strands which operate to` deflect a current otwater and to maintain the standards at approximately right-angles to thestrips 6 and 7.

The standards 10 are connected at their upper ends, strands 11 and `12being embetween their ends, strands 16 being dis? posed below and in theplane of the strands 11, and strands 15 being disposed below and in theplane oi' strands 12; and the standards Vat the ends ot the siltaccumulator are connected midway between their ends with eX- tensions Z)of the strips 6 by strandsl? and strands 18 connect the extensions a ofstrips 7 with the standards at the sides of the base 5, midway betweenthe ends of the standards.

Since the strands 13, 1li, 17 and 18 are disposed inclinedly, they aidmaterially in resisting stresses directed to the standards by swiftmoving waters, as well as operating to, deflect water currents.

ln operation, the silt accumulator may be placed in a stream to causesand deposits in the bed down stream7 therefrom, and they may beconnected end-to-end as shown in Fig. 1 and connected with the bank by acable c or other suitable means for protecting the banks ot streams, orfor controlling the direction ot water currents.

Among some of the advantages to be da rived by use of the hereindescribed silt cumulator, it may be stated that the parte are few andsimple and may be convement-litv produced. The standards 10 may bemaintained. in an upright position and. together with the strandsmentioned will operate to delect'the water to advantage, the wire mesh 9being covered with silt tending to prevent displacement.

lt will be understood that changes in size, proportion and minor detailsmay be made, said changes being within the scope ci the invention asclaimed.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a silt accumulator, a rectangular, iEoraminous Sheet, o pluralityof strips disposed at right anglesi in engagement With each other andconnected with the sheet, each strip 'having end portions projectingoutwardly oi the edges oit the sheet7 aplu relity of stunde-rdssecuredfto the intersecting parte of the strips, strands connecting theupper end of each Standard with the upper end of each standard adjacentthereto, a plurality of strands each connecting an end portion of astrip With the top of :t stand ard, und a plurality of Strundseuch con-.necting an end portion of zi. strip with the middle part of n standard.

27A silt accumulator, comprising a reotang'ular, foraminous Sheet,strips disposed at right angles to and in engagement With each other andConnected with the sheet, each strip having end portions projecting out-Wardly Jfrom the edgee oi' they sheet, standards Secured to theintersecting parte of the strips, strands connecting the upper end ofeach standard with `the upper end of each standard adjacent thereto,strands connecting' eue-h standard midway between its ends with themiddle oi' eac-h standard adjacent thereto, e plurality of strands eachconnecting an end portion ol a strip with the top of a, stundard, and Lplurality of strands each connecting an end portion of a strip with themiddle part of n` standard.

ln testimony whereof, l have aiixcd my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY l". KELLNEB..

TWitnesses z HIRAM S'rUnGns,

ARTHUR H. STURGES.

